FAQ

Wrodeo is a literary-based word game. Each day features a new quote or passage from a book or article with a certain percentage of the letters missing, depending on the difficulty level. Players try to guess the words that will complete the puzzle, using the letters shown and the context from the rest of the passage.

• Pick your difficulty level. Choose Easy, Normal, Hard, or Impossible from the Puzzle Settings menu. Note: Changing the difficulty level mid-puzzle will erase your progress.
• Fill in all the words. Try to complete the passage by typing words into the search box. You can guess the words in any order, and punctuation and case do not matter.
• Stuck? Use hints. Each puzzle has a limited number of hints. Click on any word to reveal a missing letter

When words in the passage flash with a green highlight, it means you correctly guessed the word. When they flash with a blue highlight, it means you have already guessed that word correctly. Letters that were revealed through hints appear in orange text once the word is guessed.

We publish one new Wrodeo every day at midnight Pacific time. You can get access to more than just the daily puzzle by joining our Patreon.

No, there is no penalty for wrong guesses. You can guess as many times as you want! However, wrong guesses will affect the percentage shown in your guess accuracy stat.

You can get hints by clicking on a word in the passage. Each puzzle has a limited number of hints. Hints are randomly chosen at that moment and may vary from player to player.

• Click the Puzzle Settings button in the menu to access game settings
• Difficulty Settings: change your difficulty level. Choose from:
  • Easy: More letters revealed, more hints available
  • Normal: Standard difficulty with balanced hints
  • Hard: Fewer letters revealed, fewer hints
  • Impossible: Maximum challenge with minimal hints and no letters revealed
  Note: Changing difficulty will reset your current puzzle progress.
• Reset Puzzle: If you want to start over, use the Reset option in Puzzle Settings. This will clear your progress and give you a fresh start with the same puzzle.
• Surrender: If you're completely stuck, you can use the Surrender option in Puzzle Settings to reveal the complete puzzle. This will end your current attempt and show you all the missing words.

Wrodeo was created by a husband-and-wife team in San Francisco. Kelsey is an editor who loves word games like crosswords and thought of the initial idea. Dan works in technology and is a hobbyist coder who made the game a reality. They both select the passages that are featured.

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We source passages from books we've read, books we'd like to read, and even books that we've never heard of if someone recommends a passage. We are open to all authors, topics, genres, and time periods. A Wrodeo puzzle is not an endorsement of the featured book, author, or message.

Yes! Send us a note with any suggestions. Include the book title and author.

Keep in mind that Wrodeos don't contain proper nouns like names (e.g., Sally, Toronto, or Pepsi), offensive language, or what we call "unguessables" (words that are imaginary, invented, or just really darn hard to spell). They also can't be too long or too short. We've found that most Wrodeo puzzles fall into the range of 135-315 characters, including spaces. The sweet spot is around 200-260 characters.

Yes. Previous Wrodeos can be found in the archive.

Each puzzle is randomly generated to have a specific percentage of letters missing, depending on the difficulty level chosen. Everyone playing on the same difficulty level receives the same puzzle with the same letters missing. However, when you click on a word to reveal a hint, each hint is randomly chosen at that moment and may vary from player to player.

The number of hints is generated for each puzzle using an algorithm that factors in the difficulty level and the length of the Wrodeo passage.

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